LONDON, June 7, 2013 - Social and structural factors – such as poverty, marginalization and stigma – and not just individual behaviours are shaping the HIV epidemic in Europe and central Asia. This is...

Moscow, June 4, 2013 – While the countries of Europe and Central Asia (ECA)[1] have enjoyed robust economic growth in the last two decades, the long-term progress of health outcomes has been more mode...

Fourth East-West Highway Improvement Project Is Approved by the Board of Directors WASHINGTON, May 9, 2013 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today a US$75.0 million equivalent fin...

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2013 ― Most economies in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region grew in 2012, with an average growth rate of 2.5 percent, and are expected to grow in 2013 at a slightly higher ...

IDA CREDIT: US$20 millionTERMS: Grace period = 10 years; Maturity = 40 yearsPROJECT DESCRIPTION: The main objective of this credit is to support further progress with anti-corruption efforts and measu...

Ensuring food security in a changing climate is a critical and pressing development challenge in today’s world. Projections estimate that food production around the globe needs to increase by 70-100 p...

World Bank recommends actions for sustainable development of cities in Eurasia Washington, March 11, 2013 – Once flourishing along the Great Silk Road, today, a thousand years later, the cities of Eur...

New report finds that improvements in border administration and transport & telecommunications infrastructure and services could result in an up to 4.7% increase in global GDP, far outweighing potenti...

Washington, D.C., January 14, 2013—A new study by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, finds that much-needed jobs in developing countries can be created at a faster rate if policymakers and develop...